The source of the threat is made explicit. The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, said: 'Behold, I am bringing punishment upon Amon of Thebes, and Pharoah and Egypt, and her gods and her kings, upon Pharoah and those who trust him.' The Lord himself is Egypt
s great enemy, but the Lord’s instrument is Nebuchadnezzar. It is the Lord who will deliver Egypt into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
25 The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, said: “Behold, I am bringing punishment upon Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh and Egypt and her gods and her kings, upon Pharaoh and those who trust in him.